ASROCK Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series User Manual

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Contents
1 Introduction ......................................................... 7
1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 7
1.2 Specifi cations ................................................................. 8
1.3 Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 15
1.4 I/O
Panel ...................................................................... 16
2 Installation ........................................................... 18
2.1 Screw Holes ................................................................... 18
2.2 Pre-installation Precautions ......................................... 18
2.3 CPU Installation ............................................................. 19
2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan ............................. 21
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ........................ 22
2.6 Expansion Slots
(PCI and PCI Express Slots)
.................... 24
2.7 SLI
TM
and Quad SLI
TM
Operation Guide ......................... 26
2.8 CrossFireX
TM
, 3-Way CrossFireX
TM
and Quad
CrossFireX
TM
Operation Guide ....................................... 30
2.9 Dual Monitor and Surround Display Features ................ 36
2.10 Jumpers Setup .......................................................... 39
2.11 Onboard Headers and Connectors ............................ 40
2.12 Smart Switches .......................................................... 47
2.13 Dr. Debug ................................................................... 48
2.14 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATA2 (SATA2) Hard Disks
Installation ................................................................. 52
2.15 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation ............. 52
2.16 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2
HDDs ............................................................................ 53
2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs ..... 53
2.18 SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD Hot Plug Feature and
Operation Guide ........................................................ 54
2.19 Driver Installation Guide ............................................ 56
2.20 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions .............. 56
2.20.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit With RAID
Functions............................................................ 56
2.20.2 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/
Vista
TM
64-bit With RAID Functions .................... 58
2.21 Installing Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista
TM
/ Vista
TM
64-bit
/ XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ................... 59
2.21.1 Installing Windows
®
XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID
Functions............................................................ 59

ASROCK Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Series Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel Z77
CPU Socket	LGA 1155
Max Memory	32 GB
PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots	3
PCIe 2.0 x1 Slots	2
PCI Slots	2
SATA 6Gb/s	4
SATA 3Gb/s	4
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Form Factor	ATX
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Memory Speed	DDR3 2800+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066
USB 3.0 Ports	4 (2 rear, 2 via header)
USB 2.0 Ports	8 (4 rear, 4 via headers)
Audio	Realtek ALC898
Video Outputs	HDMI
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and AMD Quad CrossFireX